NP - This Xmas Season's Movies

[Allan Balliett]

HaHaHa!

On Mon, Jan 2, 2017 at 6:54 AM Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the recommendation.
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> On Mon, Jan 2, 2017 at 4:55 AM, Johnny Marr <marrja at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Scorsese's Silence reminded me of a former girlfriend: very beautiful,
> devoutly Catholic (whilst acknowledging plenty of doubts) and a lot of hard
> work at times. I happen to think The Last Temptation of Christ is one of
> his underrated works so I'm not adverse to one of his spiritualist epics,
> or for a sincere examination of faith, but I found this buckles under the
> weight of its own solemnity. If you're going to be this humourless then you
> need to an extra level of profundity or transcendence, which Silence
> provides all too rarely. Andrew Garfield's central performance is too blank
> - he never convinced me as a man of existential depth - and the film lapses
> into Scorsese's usual faults - women are marginalised, non-white characters
> are shady and distrustful and an lingering sense of sadomasochism
> left this viewer feeling punished (perhaps suitably). Still, to evoke a
> lesser Wagner symphony, there are a couple of moments of rapture,
> particularly on the occasions when the Buddhist priests test the Catholics'
> faith, and the visual design is sumptuous throughout, applying an Old Dutch
> Master palate to contemporary historic setting, but not enough to rescue a
> laboursome effort. At least my ex could be a lot of fun.
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> On Friday, December 30, 2016, Keith Davis <kbob42 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Looks good.
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> Www.innergroovemusic.com
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> On Dec 29, 2016, at 8:04 PM, Rob Miller <robcmiller at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Anyone here seen Fences? Been meaning to go see that...
> On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 9:19 PM David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Yes.  The ending of OA sucked, and started sucking in the 2nd to last
> episode.  This is too bad, because it probably coulda have had more
> Seasons.  It had painted itself into a corner, but in Scifi and comic
> books, it is always possible to overcome the impossible with more fantastic
> new premises.  But then, ultimately, the goose has to come home to be
> cooked...  Unless it doesn't ever do that, ie. come home.
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> David Morris
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> On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 8:01 PM, kelber at mindspring.com <
> kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:
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> A poorly- constructed sentence on my part. I was referring to the ending
> of The OA, not the ending of Manchester By the Sea.
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> LK
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> *Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID*
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> Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:
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> The ending of MANCHESTER-by-the-Sea is perfect. Thematically resonant as
> tubular bells.
> REAL Chekhovian likeness, so to speak.
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> Sent from my iPad
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> On Dec 28, 2016, at 5:56 PM, "kelber at mindspring.com" <
> kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:
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> Most of the reviews warn that the ending sucks, but on Mr. Morris's
> recommendation, I've been watching The OA, on Netflix. Enthralling
> story-telling, even if it turns out to be just a shaggy-dog story.
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> LK
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> *Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID*
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> Allan Balliett <allan.balliett at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Re: Manchester by the Sea.
> while it qualified for my highest accolade (I didn't leave the auditorium
> to pee even once even though I was in an Alamo theater) I was so perplexed
> (or underwhelmed?) by the ending that I'm not recommending the film
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> But i sure enjoyed Casey on SNL the other night!!
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> Looking forward to the new tv Sherlock next week!
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> Allan in WV
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> On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 10:38 AM kelber at mindspring.com <
> kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:
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> The trailer certainly makes it look like a by-the-numbers guy-weepy (ya
> know, like Shawshank Redemption). Is it drastically different from what's
> shown in the previews? I stay far, far away from weepies of any variety.
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> Laura
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> *Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID*
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> Jim Frame <jbframe at aol.com> wrote:
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> Not everyone liked it.
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> From: Joe Allonby <joeallonby at gmail.com>
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> To: David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
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> Cc: P-list <pynchon-l at waste.org>
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> Sent: Wed, Dec 28, 2016 2:31 am
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> Subject: Re: NP - This Xmas Season's Movies
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> On Mon, Dec 26, 2016 at 11:23 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I just saw Manchester by the Sea.  It is a finely-crafted tale that jerked
> many tears from this sap.  Beside the great acting, its best feature is the
> telling of its story via seamless meshing of past with present.  This
> meshing makes us quickly love and care for all the characters presented,
> but especially for the main one, a deeply broken man who always soldiers on
> through his great pain.  Highly recommended.
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> The film's title is a misleading irony.  It is a spoof.  This ain't
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